Joe Grand: Understanding the Hardware Security (English)

Black Hat Briefings, Japan 2004 [Audio] Presentations from the security conference

"Hardware security is often overlooked during a product's development, which can leave it vulnerable to hacker attacks resulting in theft of service, loss of revenue, identity theft, unauthorized network access, or a damaged reputation. This presentation will show you how to reduce the number of vulnerabilities in your embedded hardware designs and how to evaluate the threats against your products. Learning from history is important to avoid repeating old design flaws, so we will also look at previously successful hardware attacks against security products. Joe Grand is the President of Grand Idea Studio, a San Diego-based product development and intellectual property licensing firm, where he specializes in embedded system design, computer security research, and inventing new concepts and technologies. Joe has testified before the United States Senate Governmental Affairs Committee and is a former member of the legendary hacker collective L0pht Heavy Industries. He is the author of ""Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty"" and a co-author of ""Stealing The Network: How to Own A Continent"". Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Boston University."